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Tuscaloosa City approves contract letting jail staff conduct phlebotomy draws
Summary
Council approved a contract with Southern Health Partners to allow blood draws required by search warrants to be performed at the city jail instead of at VCH; the contract sets $65 per draw, billed to outside services.
Tuscaloosa City Council members voted to authorize a contract with Southern Health Partners allowing phlebotomy blood draws required by search warrants to be performed at the city jail rather than at VCH.
The contract, presented at the meeting by the chief, sets the fee at $65 per draw and specifies the cost will be paid from the city’s outside services budget. Council members approved the motion by voice vote; the transcript records members answering “Aye” but does not include a roll-call tally.
The chief said the change would permit draws to be done at the jail when required by search warrant; the transcript records that VCH had been the usual site for those draws. No further details on contract length, insurer responsibilities, liability, or a start date were provided during the discussion and are not specified in the meeting record.
The approval was made on a motion that passed by voice vote. The record does not name the motion mover or seconder, and no written motion text was included in the transcript.
The item was limited to the contract authorization; the meeting did not include additional discussion of operational protocols, medical oversight, or data on expected annual draw volume.
